Vehicle-pole.



No. 701,470. Patented June 3, m2. [5. w. CONRAD.

VEHICLE POLE.

Q Application filed Feb. 13, 1902.;

(Nu Model.)

EESEE;

UNITED STATES ATENT f EFFIQE.

GEORGE YV. CONRAD, OF TROY, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE TROY BENDING COMPANY,OF TROY, OHIO.

VEH ICLE- PO LE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 701, dated- J 111161902- Appllcation filed February 13, 1902. Serial No. 93.817. (N0model.)

To all whom 211? may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE XV. CONRAD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Troy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle-Poles; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in vehicle-poles,and com prises a single-bend vehicle-pole and a double-bend circle orhow.

In order. that a full appreciation of the improvement may be had, I willstate that carriage-makers have always been forced to use a double-bendpole in which the pole proper near the junction with the bow or circlepartakes of two bends or curves in order to prevent the vehicle-springfrom striking the bow or circle in turning the vehicle.

The present invention comprises a pole with a single bend and a bow orcircle with a double bend which throws the braces on a straight line, sothat the pole will have some strength in backing the vehicle or in goingdownhill. In former single-bend poles this backing power or strength wasvery weak, and consequently prevented the use of a high single-bend poleon a heavy vehicle, such as a surrey. Another objection to formersingle-bend poles was due to the circle or bow being so high that itwould strike the spring in turning around.

The present improvements afford an opportunity to use a high single-bendpole of the same amount of strength as a double-bend pole.

Referring to the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of myimproved vehicle-pole. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, a portionof the pole being broken away.

Referring more specifically to the drawings, A designates the pole,which in the present instance curves or bends downwardly at A. Bdesignates the circle or how, which is joined to the downwardly-bent endA of the pole and which therefore occupies a lower position than thehighest part of said pole A.

The circle or bow B, as shown in Fig. 2, curves downwardly at C, andfrom the points 00.00 on each end the bend partakes of a gradual upwardcurve, as shown. It will therefore be seen that the double bendheretofore confined to the pole alone consists in the present instanceof the bend A at the end of the poleA and the bends Cin the ends of thecircle or how B. This enables the bracesD, which join the sides of thebow or circle 13 to the pole proper, to be in a straight line, so thatthe pole will have the desired strength to meet the strain in backing orgoing downhill and will not buckle, as heretofore.

Having described my invention, I claim- 1. In a vehicle-pole, a poleproper having a single bend at its rearward end in combination with-adouble-bend circle or bow, substantially as and for the purposesspecified. 2. In a vehicle-pole, a single-bend pole in combination witha double-bend circle or bow, and braces connecting the sides of thecircle or bow with the pole, said braces occupying straight lines andimparting suitable strength to the bow or circle, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE WV. CONRAD.

Witnesses:

R. J. MCCARTY, CLYDE S. EMRICK.

